"loss by the occasion of their deaths. At its average weight, the Steller's seems to outweigh the average harpy by approximately and the average Philippine eagles by more than . Steller's sea eagle can range in total length from , apparently males average about in length, while females average about , marginally shorter on average than the harpy eagle and about shorter than the Philippine eagle. The wingspan is from and the wing chord measurement is . The sea eagle's wingspan is one of the largest of any living eagle, at a median of per Ferguson-Lees (2001) or a median"
"of the little eagle, it has been reclassified from ""Harpagornis moorei"" to the ""Hieraeetus"" genus. Hieraaetus The genus Hieraaetus, sometimes known as hawk-eagles, denotes a group of smallish eagles usually placed in the Buteoninae or Aquilinae subfamilies of accipitrids. They are medium-sized birds of prey inhabiting Europe, Asia, Africa, New Guinea and Australia. A recently-extinct species, the New Zealand Haasts eagle, was the largest eagle ever known, weighing up to , with a wingspan. Some authorities retain Bonelli's eagle and the African hawk-eagle in ""Hieraaetus"". Also, some retain Wahlberg's eagle in ""Aquila"", whilst still recognizing ""Hieraaetus"" as a separate genus."
"Sea eagle A sea eagle (also called erne or ern, mostly in reference to the white-tailed eagle) is any of the birds of prey in the genus Haliaeetus in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. Sea eagles vary in size, from Sanford's sea eagle, averaging 2.0–2.7 kg, to the huge Steller's sea eagle, weighing up to 9 kg. At up to 6.9 kg, the white-tailed eagle is the largest eagle in Europe. Bald eagles can weigh up to 7.5 kg, making them the largest eagle native to North America. The white-bellied sea eagle can weigh up to 3.4 kg. Their"
"greater spotted eagle (""Clanga clanga""), eastern imperial eagle (""Aquila heliaca""), saker falcon (""Falco cherrug""), houbara bustard (""Chlamydotis undulata""), great bustard (""Otis tarda""), spur-thighed tortoise (""Testudo graeca""), Atlantic cod (""Gadus morhua""), European eel (""Anguilla anguilla"") and lumpfish (""Cyclopterus lumpus""). Eurasian eagle-owl The Eurasian eagle-owl (""Bubo bubo"") is a species of eagle-owl that resides in much of Eurasia. It is also called the European eagle-owl and in Europe, it is occasionally abbreviated to just eagle-owl. It is one of the largest species of owl, and females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188"
"Hieraaetus The genus Hieraaetus, sometimes known as hawk-eagles, denotes a group of smallish eagles usually placed in the Buteoninae or Aquilinae subfamilies of accipitrids. They are medium-sized birds of prey inhabiting Europe, Asia, Africa, New Guinea and Australia. A recently-extinct species, the New Zealand Haasts eagle, was the largest eagle ever known, weighing up to , with a wingspan. Some authorities retain Bonelli's eagle and the African hawk-eagle in ""Hieraaetus"". Also, some retain Wahlberg's eagle in ""Aquila"", whilst still recognizing ""Hieraaetus"" as a separate genus. Molecular genetic research has found ""Hieraaetus"" to be polyphyletic with ""Aquila"". The British Ornithological Union"
"the mature bird is its black, yellow-tipped beak; the mature eagle has a fully yellow beak. The bald eagle has sometimes been considered the largest true raptor (accipitrid) in North America. The only larger species of raptor-like bird is the California condor (""Gymnogyps californianus""), a New World vulture which today is not generally considered a taxonomic ally of true accipitrids. However, the golden eagle, averaging and in wing chord length in its American race (""A. c. canadensis""), is merely lighter in mean body mass and exceeds the bald eagle in mean wing chord length by around . Additionally, the bald"
"The Golden Eagle The Golden Eagle or The Maltese Eagle is a solid gold statue of an eagle, which is thought to be the largest solid gold and diamond encrusted statue created. An appraisal by ""GLS GEMLAB Ltd"", Abbotsford, BC puts the replacement value at $4,110,450. The current market value is put at $6 million. ""The Golden Eagle"" was originally created as the theme for the book ""The World's Greatest Treasure Hunt: Quest for the Golden Eagle"", a work by Ron Shore to help raise $25 million to fund research for the prevention, early detection and cure for breast cancer."
"Giant eland The giant eland (""Taurotragus derbianus""), also known as the Lord Derby eland, is an open-forest and savanna antelope. A species of the family Bovidae and genus ""Taurotragus"", it was described in 1847 by John Edward Gray. The giant eland is the largest species of antelope, with a body length ranging from . There are two subspecies: ""T. d. derbianus"" and ""T. d. gigas"". The giant eland is an herbivore, eating grasses, foliage and branches. They usually form small herds consisting of 15–25 members, both males and females. Giant elands are not territorial, and have large home ranges. They"
"Haast's eagle The Haast's eagle (""Hieraaetus moorei"") is an extinct species of eagle that once lived in the South Island of New Zealand, commonly accepted to be the Pouakai of Maori legend. The species was the largest eagle known to have existed. Its massive size is explained as an evolutionary response to the size of its prey, the flightless moa, the largest of which could weigh . Haast's eagle became extinct around 1400, after the moa were hunted to extinction by the first Māori. Haast's eagle was first described by Julius von Haast in 1871 from remains discovered by F."
"relatives, the Hawaiian eagle likely represented an isolated, resident population in the Hawaiian archipelago for more than 100,000 years, where it was the largest terrestrial predator. The reasons for its extinction are unknown. The white-tailed eagle is a very large bird and one of the largest living birds of prey. It is the largest of the dozen species called eagle to be found in Europe and is the largest eagle across its distribution, excluding the Russian Far East and during winter in Hokkaido where it co-exists with its larger cousin, Steller's sea eagle. The white-tailed eagle is sometimes considered the"
"recent years, they have had a real-life wedge-tailed eagle named ""Auzzie"" perform tricks before matches. Wedge-tailed eagle The wedge-tailed eagle or bunjil (""Aquila audax"") is the largest bird of prey in Australia, and is also found in southern New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It has long, fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs, and an unmistakable wedge-shaped tail. The wedge-tailed eagle is one of 12 species of large, predominantly dark-coloured booted eagles in the genus ""Aquila"" found worldwide. A large brown bird of prey, it has a wingspan up to and a length up to . The"
"Steller's sea eagle Steller's sea eagle (""Haliaeetus pelagicus"") is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It was originally described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811. No subspecies are recognised. A sturdy eagle, it has dark brown plumage with white wings and tail, and yellow beak and talons. On average, it is the heaviest eagle in the world, at about , but may be below the harpy eagle (""Harpia harpyja"") and Philippine eagle (""Pithecophaga jefferyi"") in some standard measurements. It lives in coastal northeastern Asia and mainly preys on fish and water birds. The Kamchatka Peninsula in"
"Wedge-tailed eagle The wedge-tailed eagle or bunjil (""Aquila audax"") is the largest bird of prey in Australia, and is also found in southern New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It has long, fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs, and an unmistakable wedge-shaped tail. The wedge-tailed eagle is one of 12 species of large, predominantly dark-coloured booted eagles in the genus ""Aquila"" found worldwide. A large brown bird of prey, it has a wingspan up to and a length up to . The species was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 under the binomial"
"Greater spotted eagle The greater spotted eagle (""Clanga clanga""), occasionally just called the spotted eagle, is a large bird of prey. Like all typical eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. The scientific name ""clanga"" is from Ancient Greek ""κλαγγή"", ""scream"". The eagle is in length and has a wingspan of . Typical body mass is , with an occasional big female weighing up to . There is often a less obvious white patch on the upperwings, but a light crescent on the primary remiges is a good field mark. The white V mark on the rump is less clear-cut"
"largest crocodile in captivity, known locally as Lolong, was captured in the southern island of Mindanao. The national bird, known as the Philippine eagle, has the longest body of any eagle; it generally measures 86 to 102 cm (2.82 to 3.35 ft) in length and weighs 4.7 to 8.0 kg (10.4 to 17.6 lb). The Philippine eagle is part of the Accipitridae family and is endemic to the rainforests of Luzon, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. Philippine maritime waters encompass as much as producing unique and diverse marine life, an important part of the Coral Triangle. The total number of corals"
"Southern elephant seal The southern elephant seal (""Mirounga leonina"") is one of the two species of elephant seals. It is the largest member of the clade Pinnipedia and the order Carnivora, as well as the largest extant marine mammal that is not a cetacean. It gets its name from its massive size and the large proboscis of the adult male, which is used to produce very loud roars, especially during the breeding season. A bull southern elephant seal is about 40% heavier than a male northern elephant seal (""Mirounga angustirostris""), more than twice as heavy as a male walrus (""Odobenus"
"crested serpent eagle or a monotypic species from the central Nicobar Islands; the Central Nicobar serpent eagle. Great Nicobar serpent eagle The Great Nicobar serpent eagle (""Spilornis klossi""), also known as the South Nicobar serpent eagle, is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is the smallest known eagle, with a weight of about 450 g and a body length of about 40 cm. It is endemic to forests on the Indian island of Great Nicobar. It is threatened by habitat loss. All major authorities now treat it as a species, but in the past it"
"in North America, Europe and Africa and the fourth heaviest in Asia. For some time, the largest known mass authenticated for a wild female was the specimen from the ""A. c. chrysaetos"" subspecies which weighed around and spanned across the wings. American golden eagles are typically somewhat smaller than the large Eurasian species, but a massive female that was banded and released in 2006 around Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest became the heaviest wild golden eagle on record, at . Captive birds have been measured with a wingspan of and a mass of , though this mass was for an eagle"
"primary threats are habit degradation and habitat loss, as well as human disturbance during the mating season. Greater spotted eagle The greater spotted eagle (""Clanga clanga""), occasionally just called the spotted eagle, is a large bird of prey. Like all typical eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. The scientific name ""clanga"" is from Ancient Greek ""κλαγγή"", ""scream"". The eagle is in length and has a wingspan of . Typical body mass is , with an occasional big female weighing up to . There is often a less obvious white patch on the upperwings, but a light crescent on the"
"differences in morphology, ecology and molecular characteristics. The eastern imperial eagle is a large eagle with a length of , a wingspan of and a weight of . Females are about a quarter larger than males. It closely resembles the Spanish imperial eagle, but has far less white to the ""shoulder"" and it is slightly larger. In Europe, the eastern imperial eagle is threatened with extinction. It has nearly vanished from many areas of its former range, e.g. Hungary and Austria. Today, the only European populations are increasing in the Carpathian basin, mainly the northern mountains of Hungary and the"
"cases, are shot on sight. If discovered while perched, they are relatively easy to shoot, since they usually perch for extended periods of time. Crested eagle The crested eagle (""Morphnus guianensis"") is a large Neotropical eagle. It is the only member of the genus ""Morphnus"". This species is a large but slender eagle. It measures 71–89 cm (28–35 in) long and has a wingspan of 138–176 cm (55–70 in). A small handful of crested eagles have been weighed, entirely either males or unsexed birds, and have scaled from . Standard measurements have indicated females are about 14% larger on average"
"by collecting the antlers which are shed each winter. The antlers are then auctioned with 80% of the proceeds returned to the refuge. In 2010, of antlers were auctioned, bringing in over $46,000. Elk The elk or wapiti (""Cervus canadensis"") is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, in the world, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in North America and Northeast Asia. This animal should not be confused with the still larger moose (""Alces alces"") to which the name ""elk"" applies in British English and in reference to populations in Eurasia. Elk range in forest"
"as little as and measuring some —is the elf owl (""Micrathene whitneyi""). Around the same diminutive length, although slightly heavier, are the lesser known long-whiskered owlet (""Xenoglaux loweryi"") and Tamaulipas pygmy owl (""Glaucidium sanchezi""). The largest owls are two similarly sized eagle owls; the Eurasian eagle-owl (""Bubo bubo"") and Blakiston's fish owl (""Bubo blakistoni""). The largest females of these species are long, have long wings, and weigh . Different species of owls produce different sounds; this distribution of calls aids owls in finding mates or announcing their presence to potential competitors, and also aids ornithologists and birders in locating these"
"eagle species even though they sometimes nested within of one another. All observed conflicts in the Kazakhstani woods were amongst others of their own species. On the Scottish Isle of Mull, golden and white-tailed eagles also nested in close proximity without any observed aggressive encounters. The Steller's sea eagle co-exists with golden eagles in coastal Japan and Russia. This species is the heaviest living eagle and may weigh twice as much as the small-bodied Japanese golden eagles. Occasionally, both golden and white-tailed eagles join Steller's sea eagles to feed on fish caught along ice floes in the Sea of Okhotsk."
"to very large species. Modern species range in mass from the recently-recognized pygmy eagle (""Hieraaetus weiskei"") of Papua New Guinea, which weighs about to the martial eagle (""Polemaetus bellicosus"") and golden eagle (""Aquila chrysaetos""), which both weigh about on average. In wingspan, extant Aquilinae range from the pygmy eagle, with a median of , to the wedge-tailed eagle (""Aquila audax"") and martial eagles, which average about and in wingspan, respectively. Total length can vary from , in the pygmy and white-tailed eagles, respectively. The record sizes for wild booted eagles are for a golden eagle in body mass and for"
"niger"" is an extremely rare morph rather than a valid subspecies, as had been suggested earlier. Steller's sea eagle is the largest bird in the genus ""Haliaeetus"" and is one of the largest raptors overall. Females vary in weight from , while males being rather lighter with a weight range of . The average weight is variable, possibly due to seasonal variation in food access or general condition of eagles, but has been reported as high as a mean mass of to a median estimate weight of , excluding expired eagles that were poisoned by lead and endured precipitous weight"
"Crested eagle The crested eagle (""Morphnus guianensis"") is a large Neotropical eagle. It is the only member of the genus ""Morphnus"". This species is a large but slender eagle. It measures 71–89 cm (28–35 in) long and has a wingspan of 138–176 cm (55–70 in). A small handful of crested eagles have been weighed, entirely either males or unsexed birds, and have scaled from . Standard measurements have indicated females are about 14% larger on average than males. The crested eagle has a large head, an effect enhanced by the often extended feather crest of its name. It has bare"
"the whole, the species' outlook is favorable. Outside the breeding range, food bases in the principal wintering areas are so far secure. Steller's sea eagle Steller's sea eagle (""Haliaeetus pelagicus"") is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It was originally described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811. No subspecies are recognised. A sturdy eagle, it has dark brown plumage with white wings and tail, and yellow beak and talons. On average, it is the heaviest eagle in the world, at about , but may be below the harpy eagle (""Harpia harpyja"") and Philippine eagle (""Pithecophaga jefferyi"")"
"and Wildlife Service have issued a permit allowing the tribe to continue their activities legally. The golden eagle symbolizes many values such as grace, power, and magisterial wilderness. In North America, it is the largest bird of prey with physical features of dark brown with lighter golden-brown plumage. It is known as a mountain bird, which travels in open landscapes taken over by short vegetation. An example of this would be western part of the United States, Alaska, Northwestern Europe, Japan, eastern Siberia, etc. In the Western United States, the golden eagles were mainly found in forest areas, including tundra,"
"is sometimes considered the largest overall living owl species. The three largest races of eagle-owl, all found in Siberia and the Russian Far East, are close in size to the Blakiston's fish owl. According to Heimo Mikkola, the very largest specimen of eagle-owl was longer in bill-to-tail length than the longest Blakiston's fish owl, while the top weight of the two species is exactly the same. The longest great gray owl was longer than the biggest Blakiston's fish owl but would be about 2.5 times lighter than the weight of the largest female Blakiston's. However, the average measurements of Blakiston's"
"its hunting prowess, the golden eagle is regarded with great mystic reverence in some ancient, tribal cultures. It is one of the most extensively studied species of raptor in the world in some parts of its range, such as the Western United States and the Western Palearctic. The golden eagle is a very large raptor, in length. Its wings are broad and the wingspan is . Golden eagles' wingspan is the fifth largest among living eagle species. Females are larger than males, with a bigger difference in larger subspecies. Females of the large Himalayan golden eagles are about 37% heavier"
"captive, this large female may not be representative of the weight possible in wild harpy eagles due to differences in the food availability. The male, in comparison, is much smaller and weighs only about . Harpy eagles are long and have a wingspan of . Among the standard measurements, the wing chord measures , the tail measures , the tarsus is long, and the exposed culmen from the cere is . It is sometimes cited as the largest eagle alongside the Philippine eagle, which is somewhat longer on average, and the Steller's sea eagle, which is slightly heavier on average."
"are not known for the Steller's species, however white-tailed eagles do appear to outsize the average wingspan of the wedge-tailed eagle (""Aquila audax""), which is sometimes also titled the largest winged extant eagle. In one sample from Norway, 5 male white-tailed eagle were found to average and 8 females were found to average . In another sample of wild birds of unspecified origin, 5 males were found to average and 7 females averaged . Record wingspans have included a specimen from Greenland which measured while another specimen apparently spanned . The bald eagle broadly overlaps in size with the white-tailed"